This study is about the mind practice of Sasangin from the scriptures of Won-Buddhism of Il-Won Philosophy based on the mental factors of Sasangin that are determined in Donguisusebowon.
Il-Won Philosophy and Sasang-philosophy have a common point in m...
This study is about the mind practice of Sasangin from the scriptures of Won-Buddhism of Il-Won Philosophy based on the mental factors of Sasangin that are determined in Donguisusebowon.
Il-Won Philosophy and Sasang-philosophy have a common point in mind practice. Based on the Yin and Yang concept of Itching, Sotaesan (少太山) has revealed the religious mentality and ethical life of the human being through psychological creation, while Dongmoo (東武) invented Sasang medicine based on humanity’s moral mind. In particular, these two philosophies are Korean philosophies originated from the mind of love that seeks to help people to overcome the suffering of life.
This thesis is the first attempt to integrate the Il-Won Philosophy and the Sasang philosophy. It examines the mind practice of Sasangin centering on The Fourfold Graces, The Four Essentials and The Eight Articles which are the basic teachings of the Il-Won Philosophy.
First, The Fourfold Graces of Jungjeon are connected to the mind study of Sasangin through In-ui-ye-ji. Because the In is related to the grace of parents, the Ui colligates the grace of laws, Ye is coupled with the grace of fellow beings and Ji is connected to the grace of heaven and earth. So Taeyangin needs to study mind practice to know the grace of laws and appreciate them. Soeumin must do mind practice to appreciate the grace of fellow beings and Soyangin needs to perform mind practice about respect and gratitude for one’s parents. We can know that Taeeumin needs to improve the mind that expresses gratitude for heaven and earth.
In the four Essentials, ‘The Developing Self-Power’ is a way to overcome the lazy mind of Soyangin. ‘The Primacy of the Wise’ becomes a way of the self-discipline of the mind to overcome the greedy mind of Taeyangin. ‘Educating Others’ Children’ is a great method of mind practice which overcomes the extravagant mind of Taeeumin. ‘Venerating the Public-Spirited’ is a way of mind practice that overcomes the dogmatism(奪心) of Soeumin.
Next, in the proceedings of The Eight Articles(八條), Taeyangin needs to have the faith that sets the mind when trying to accomplish everything; Soeumin needs their mind practice to have zeal, with brave and strong intentions toward their goals; Soyangin needs to polish up the heart until the end to achieve the goal; and Taeumin has to discipline the mind with a suspicion of knowing that which he does not know wisely. Taeumin nreuires a mind practice that has doubts arising in one’s mind for knowing wisely what one does not know.
In The Four Articles to Forsake, Taeumin has a mind of disbelief that cannot be determined because of indulgence(侈心), Soeumin has a foolish mind to distort everything in his own way because of having dogmatism(奪心), Soyangin has a lazy heart and Taeyangin has the greediness to want for everything, so the four Sasangins need mind practicing to remove these faults.